Bag holder



J. RIGBY BAG HOLDER July 26', 1927.

Filed April 7, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 4 gwuwnto c M1 J. RIGBY BAG HOLDERJuly 26: 1927.

Filed April 7, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 aha Patented July 26, 1927.

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101m mania. or? new BEnr nr MassAcHUsmr This; invention relates to *1certain; improve merits? inv bag; holders and ha-s relationi more:particulanlywto' aide'vice of this kindwespe cially designed andiadaptedfbr. USe i'IMCOIiF nection-with wet washes; and; it is: an) object?ofrthe invention to p'rov'ideaFdevice of; this character. which operatesto hold: ae bag: im a, manner whereby the operatonni'ay: use bothi handsin filling-the 7 Another object of the invention iswtapm vide adviceoftthis kind constructed in a manner whereby the bag supportedthereby is effectively protected or guarded and which is adapted to bepositioned immediately ad-. jacent to the extractor of a laundry.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of my improvedbagholder whereby certain important advantages are attained and thedevice rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenientand advantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitelyclaimed.

In order that m invention may be the better understood, will now proceedto describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings,wherein z-- Figure 1 is a view in top plan of a bag holder constructedin accordance with an embodiment of my invention;

Figure 2 is a view in side elevation of the structure as illustrated inFigure 1;

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially centralthrough Figure 1, an applied bag being diagrammatic-all indicated bybroken lines with the clamping member in raised position;

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 44 ofFigure 3 with a portion broken away.

My improved holder, as herein disclosed, comprises a hollow bodystructure B having its front face open, as at 1, and having 1ts top wall2 provided with a depressed portion or Well 3. Thebottom 4 of thedepressed portion or well 3 in its central part is provided with anopening 5 defined by an upstanding flange 6 terminating below but inrelatively close proximity to the top wall 2 proper.

The top Wall 2 to one side is provided with an outstandin table or shelf7 braced or reinforced by t e plates, 8 disposedbet-weenrahtltsuitablyicdnnectedltoathe'adjac nt uppeuportioniottheareaatlside wall .12 ofxthe;

depressed portion orwell 3 is a marginal portion of a clamping member orplate 14. This member or plate 14 when swung downwardly is snuglyreceived within the upper portion of the well 3 and when in'suchposition serves to clamp effectually to the flange 6 a bag 15 to befilled. This bag 15 has its mouth portion inserted from below throughthe opening 5 and folded over the flange 6 so that when the member orplate 14 is in its lowered position effective holding action will be hadon the bag. The member or plate 14 is held in its working or clampingposition by a latch 16 carried by the top wall 2. As herein disclosed,this latch 16 is of a swinging type and when in one position overlies amarginal portion of the memberor plate 14 to maintain the same inclamping arrangement.

WVhen the member or plate 14 is in its lowered or working position, itis substantially flush with the top wall 2 and said plate or member inits central part is provided with an opening 17 which registers withtheopening 5 and the opening defined by the flange 6 so that wet wash orother articles may be readily applied within the bag 15 through theopening 17.

ith the body structure having only its front face open, the bag 15supported by the 7 structure is effectively protected from coming incontact with the laundry trucks or the like which might dirty it. Byhaving the table or shelf 7 fitting up close to the extractor, when theclothes are being taken out and put in the bag they are prevented fromdropping onto the floor which might easily occur if the structure B wasnot positioned close to the extractor.

Some of the washings are brought to the laundry in tubs or in basketsand these tubs or baskets can be placed upon the table or shelf 7 whilebeing filled.

The rear wall 18 of the body structure carries a rack 19 open at the topand which is adapted to contain a V supply of paper sheets to be placedbetween the white and colored clothes and also over the tops of the tubsor baskets. q,

The side walls 9 at the open front face 1 of the body structure areconnected at -their' upper portions immediately adjacent to the top wall2 by the reinforcing cross member 20. From the foregoing description itis thought to be obvious that a bag holder constructed in accordancewith my invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of theconvenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated,and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of somechange and modification without departing from the principles and spiritthereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting20 myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several partsherein shown in carrying out my invention in practice except ashereinafter claimed.

I claim: i A bag holder comprising a casing open at its front and havingthe intermediate portion of its top side depressed forming a well, thetop side being provided with an opening which communicates with theinteriorof the casing, an annular flange surrounding said opening anddisposed within the well with its upper edge lying below the plane inwhich the upper edge of the well ies, a cover member hinged to the topside at the upper edge of the well and having an opening adapted toregister with the upper edge of the flange.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

JOHN RIGBY.

